hate to say i agree, but i do. I put 28's on my Karate Monkey at one point, and it was the doofiest looking thing i could imagine. just put 35 slicks on teh cross bike for just that reason, even though i kind of prefer the speed of 28's. but i'm finding i like the cushion of 35's, and they look nice on my whip.
do have to ride in a lower gear tho. even compared to my 32 cross tires.